See pata in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"english": "As a result, Arnold was summoned to appear in the dock of the Third Judicial District. Bailiff Tedjai called his name and decked out in blue attire (uniform of inmates), adorned with a white ribbon and contrasting white trainers, he appeared in the dock.",
"ref": "1974 October 10, “Arnold kreeg 8 mnd erbij na kappartij te Santo Boma [Arnold's sentencing augmented with 8 months after machete fight in Santo Boma prison]”, in Vrije Stem: onafhankelijk weekblad voor Suriname, page 4:",
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"ref": "2003, Marylin Simons, Carrousel, Paramaribo: Okopipi, →ISBN, page 29:",
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"ref": "1997 April 28, “Wijdenbosch komt zelf luisteren naar wat er onder Surinamers leeft [Wijdenbosch himself comes to listen to what is on the minds of Surinamese people]”, in de Volkskrant, Amsterdam:",
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